Fans of Disney theme parks have been worrying that there won’t be a way to watch the upcoming D23 Horizons event live. Well, there is, but you’ll have to do it inside Fortnite … and it’ll just be for announcements related to the game.
Disney Horizons Live from D23 is happening on August 10 during the Disney fan convention. This will reveal projects for the company’s “Experiences” divisions, meaning its theme parks and other similar ventures, like its cruise ships.
While Disney has streamed similar events live on video, this time While Disney has streamed similar events live on video, this time you can only catch it live via a special Fortnite island (well, unless you’re physically attending D23). And again, you’ll only get to see the Fortnite stuff. The code for the island is 7908-6413-2516.
Earlier this year, Disney invested a massive $1.5 billion in Fortnite developer Epic Games. This was to create some kind of virtual Disney universe. If this means a kind of virtual theme park, it could fall under the Disney Experiences division.
Updated: Epic has clarified that the stream will only cover Fortnite announcements, nothing about theme parks.